About The Product

Insane Labz is looking to modernize their line-up of supplements by bringing out their # (Hashtag) series of products. #PRE comes in 3 flavor options – Blue Bomb, Juice Bomb, and Water Bomb, so it sounds pretty explosive…see what we did there?…

It’s a good idea, and I can already imagine the hundreds of customers that’ll be going on social media (Twitter, Facebook & Instagram) and tagging these products in pictures.

We’ve chosen to review Insane Labz #PRE, and straight away we’re happy that it doesn’t contain proprietary blends; this is a great step towards a huge improvement by Insane Labz, so we fully back this move.

How much does it cost? Well, #PRE is priced at $59.95 on Insane Labz’ official website. So this is definitely one of the more expensive pre-workouts on the market.

In fact, at this price-tag, Insane Labz #PRE is priced to compete with the premium pre-workouts that are highly rated. So this review will take a look to see whether #PRE is good value, or is trying to punch too highly.

To do this, we’ll analyze Insane Labz #PRE’s nutrient profile for you in the next section. But first, we’ll tell you more about the company behind it.

Who Is Insane Labz?

Insane Labz has really done a great job in recent times. They’ve produced tons of supplements, which are all great for certain people. And it’s for this reason that Insane Labz has gained a pretty good reputation on the market – competing against the likes of Optimum Nutrition & MuscleTech for sales.

So why are Insane Labz products only good for ‘certain’ people? Well, this is just our honest opinion. But we’ve realized that many of their products contain bucket-loads of stimulants, so they’ll only suit people that drink over 6 cups of coffee daily (again, our honest opinion).

Anyway, you probably know who Insane Labz is if you’re looking at reviews of their product. So without wasting any more time, let’s see which ingredients have been added to their 2018 release, #PRE.

Insane Labz #PRE Ingredients Explained

Insane Labz #PRE contains 10 ingredients overall, which is right on the border of what we believe to be necessary; in our experience, pre-workouts containing more than 10 nutrients are usually under-dosed.

From first glance, we’re pretty happy with what we see. Insane Labz has chosen to stay away from proprietary blends, which we are very pleased with. There’s simply no need to hide ingredients in these blends, as you should always know exactly what you’re putting into your body.

But one negative for us personally with #PRE is that this pre-workout contains an overload of stimulants; we don’t drink more than 3-4 cups of coffee per day, so we don’t have the strongest tolerance to caffeine or stimulants in general.

We’ll expand on this as we take you through each ingredient in Insane Labz #PRE. By the end of this review, you’ll have a good idea of how safe and effective this pre-workout really is.

Here’s Everything You Need To Know:

Personally, we prefer Creatine Monohydrate, as everyone knows that this nutrient improves your strength & endurance in the gym too. And the benefit of Creatine Monohydrate is that it doesn’t cause any side effects.

But the most important thing is that Beta-Alanine works – even if it causes paresthesia. Studies have shown that it raises your muscle endurance, so you can’t argue with it.

Agmatine Sulfate

Agmatine Sulfate has increasingly become a popular addition to pre-workout supplements. So it’s almost no surprise that it’s in Insane Labz #PRE here.

However, the bad news is that Agmatine Sulfate hasn’t been used in enough studies to prove that it’s 100% reliable (in our honest opinion). Not only that, Agmatine Sulfate is a derivative of L-Arginine, which has a notoriously poor absorption rate when orally consumed. So Agmatine Sulfate most likely suffers from this issue too.

The good news is that Agmatine Sulfate hasn’t shown to cause any side effects. So in fairness, the worst thing it’ll do is not work, which is better than causing side effects to be fair.

Ultimately, we would have preferred to see something more useful such as L-Carnitine instead; L-Carnitine has proven to reduce muscle fatigue and damage, while also strengthening your mind-muscle-connection too.

L-Taurine

Most people have heard of L-Taurine due to it being found in energy drinks. But you might be surprised to hear that it has no effect on your energy levels, as it’s not a stimulant.

So what does it do? Well, Taurine has shown to help reduce cramping, which is a good thing; there’s nothing worse than cramping up halfway through a personal record-breaking squat!

But saying that, Taurine isn’t going to ‘make or break’ a pre-workout either. So we always consider it as a great ‘bonus’ addition to Insane Labz #PRE here.

Betaine Anhydrous

Betaine Anhydrous is another ingredient that’s very commonly found in pre-workout supplements. So we’re almost not surprised to see it in Insane Labz #PRE.

It’s believed to improve your sporting performance, and there are a few studies that show it works. But the problem is that there are many studies showing that it’s ineffective too.

Not only that, the worst part is that Betaine Anhydrous is known for making your breath and sweat smell fishy. This side effect is officially known as ‘trimethylaminuria’, and this study specifically shows that it causes it here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3509925/

For this reason, we personally choose to avoid Betaine Anhydrous as we don’t like smelling fishy in the gym. And as we mentioned before, Creatine Monohydrate is also proven to boost your sporting performance without causing any side effects.

Overload of Stimulants

This is the main issue we have with Insane Labz #PRE – it contains bucket loads of stimulants. More than what is necessary, in our honest opinion.

So what’s a sensible dosage that’s still beneficial? Well, we’ve found that consuming no more than 200mg Caffeine Anhydrous will give you that ‘kick’ to smash your gym session, without feeling jittery or suffering energy crashes.

Insane Labz #PRE contains 250mg of Caffeine Anhydrous, which by itself would be on the border of being too much. What pushes it over are the over stimulants that have been added; these include Theobromine, Di-Caffeine Malate, and Caffeine Citrate.

Now, this is exactly why we mentioned before that Insane Labz’ products are usually beneficial for certain people. If you drink tons and tons of coffee every day (more than 6 cups daily), then you might find this HUGE hit of caffeine to be beneficial.

However, if you’re like us and don’t spend half your salary on coffee, then you might be at risk of suffering jitters and energy crashes. For this reason, we’ll repeat that we prefer pre-workouts that contain the equivalent of under 200mg Caffeine Anhydrous per serving.

BioPerine

In case you’re wondering, BioPerine is a patented form of Black Pepper Extract; this contains concentrated amounts of a molecule called Piperine, which has shown to improve the bioavailability (absorption rate) of supplements that it’s added to.

So while Black Pepper Extract will never be a key addition that’ll ‘make or break’ any product, it’s another good ‘bonus’ addition to Insane Labz #PRE here.

Insane Labz #PRE Side Effects

As we just mentioned, the main concern we have with Insane Labz #PRE is that it contains an overload of stimulants for the average person (in our honest opinion).

We personally prefer pre-workouts that contain under 200mg Caffeine Anhydrous overall; this will keep everyone safe from jitters and energy crashes, without causing any side effects. But unfortunately for us, Insane Labz #PRE contains 250mg Caffeine Anhydrous – as well as 3 other stimulants that have been added.

The other 2 side effects aren’t enough to put anyone off from taking Insane Labz #PRE. But they include paresthesia (itchy & tingly skin) caused by Beta-Alanine and fishy body odor from the Betaine Anhydrous.

Here are the potential side effects of taking Insane Labz #PRE:

Jitters (Overload of Stimulants)

Energy Crashes (Overload of Stimulants)

Itchy & Tingly Skin (Beta-Alanine)

Fishy Breath & Sweat (Betaine Anhydrous)

Insane Labz #PRE Review Conclusion

We have to praise Insane Labz for choosing to not add any proprietary blends to their pre-workout released in 2018, #PRE. We definitely prefer knowing exactly what we’re putting into our body, so great job by this company.

For the most part, this is a respectable pre-workout supplement that deserves a place on the market. It’ll even please those with an extremely high tolerance to stimulants.

However, for the average person, it contains an overload of stimulants that are likely to cause jitters and energy crashes (in our honest opinion).

Insane Labz #PRE Review

Bottom Line

Insane Labz #PRE contains some great ingredients in good dosages.

However, it simply contains an unnecessary amount of stimulants that are likely to cause side effects, in our honest opinion.